• OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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    I have ants. Teeny tiny little ones. I’ve tried sprays, repellents, traps. The sprays only work if I spray the ants directly. The repellants don’t work at all. They ignore the traps. They just won’t go away.

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      1 day ago

      Have you tried boric acid? I originally used it for cockroaches but I’ve also had success with ants (regular ones, not teeny tiny little ones :) ).

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      Have you identified the ants? That should help.

      I was finally able to stop a seasonal invasion by leaving out gel/bait. They formed columns to it and were talking it back under the house for like a week.

      This year so far no sign of them and all of the ant hills around the yard also seem dead. I think it was a single huge colony.

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      That’s not very encouraging: I’m battling those now. Ive been constrained by kids and a dog so I haven’t want to use sprays…… yesterday, I sprayed the exterior with ant spray, and the interior where they’ve been with clove oil,so we’ll see. This morning there are fewer fwiw